September Field Day
Today we did the early winter prep on the hives, which just consisted of flipping the inner covers. The inner cover on the left above is in the "summer" position. The bees can enter through the notches in the inner cover, but must go through the hole to enter the hive. This allows for better defense from robbers. The inner cover on the right is in the "winter" position. This allows the bees direct access to the hive through the notches in the inner cover. This allows the beek
The Labor Day check update
The old fashioned beekeepers used to collect honey on the Fourth of July and again on Labor Day, then the beekeeping year was essentially done except for winter prep. So, I decided to go out to the hives on September 1, 2022 to see if there was any honey to collect. On last inspection the end of July, a bit over a month ago, there were a lot of frames of honey on the blue hive, but they were not capped, so I left them. Also many had empty cells and toward the front there was
